Stay Gone – Single

Sobered Up – Single

Don’t Forget to Breathe

Distance

Brave

VIDEOS

About

Melissa Bel has been captivating audiences and listeners her whole life. As she explains, “My mom would say I started singing before I started talking. I remember being in daycare as a two year-old and singing for everybody. I have a vivid memory from age six of looking in the mirror and saying ‘I’m going to be a singer.’ I was just so sure that nothing else was going to happen.”

To realize this enduring aspiration, Melissa picked up the guitar at age 14, attended singing lessons from age 12, and took vocal music classes and sang in the choir at school, all of which has provided her with invaluable experience for her calling. Since 2010, Melissa has enjoyed a positive critical and popular reception to her full-length album, Brave (2010) and two mini-albums, Distance (2011) and Don’t Forget to Breathe (2013), which have chronicled both her personal loves and losses, as well as the gripping evolution of her musical style.

At only 27 years old, the Toronto-based musician now finds herself living and working in the United Kingdom, having made the bold decision to pull up her roots and relocate in order to live with her partner in Devon, England. What began as a trip to Las Vegas for a friend’s wedding in 2015 led to a passionate whirlwind relationship that has already changed her life.

Her latest album, ‘In The Light’, which was released on 4th November 2016 and reached #49 on the iTunes Canada Top 200 Pop chart and #188 on the UK equivalent, tells the story of this journey. The record has received critical acclaim from various media outlets in Canada and the UK, including BBC Introducing, CP24 Toronto, The Vinyl District and Vents Magazine, and has lead to opening slots for Joey Landreth of the Bros. Landreth, and the UK’s Maverick Sabre.

Each track on the album showcases a different side to Bel, filled with the killer combination of infectious pop beats, powerful soul vocals and heartwarming ballads. Opening track ‘Real Tonight’ is an upbeat, funky rendition of ‘that’ night in Vegas, highlighting Melissa’s incredible ability to write an impressive pop hook akin to the likes of Meghan Trainor and Taylor Swift. Singles ‘Stay Gone’, ‘Dirty Word’ and ‘Big Boys Don’t Cry’ captivate instantly with their contagious pop-infused melodies. Whereas title track ‘In The Light’ is a vulnerable ballad encapsulating the naked hope and fear of finding profound, visceral love.

Produced by Justin Gray (Joss Stone, John Legend), ‘In The Light’ witnesses Melissa truly finding her voice, and promises her most vulnerable and electrifying album yet.